3-8-06 Psalms 57:3

Psalms 57:3 (KJ21)
He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up; Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.

Psalms 57:3 (NAS)
He will send from heaven and save me; He reproaches him who tramples upon me. Selah. God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

Psalms 57:3 (NIVUS)
He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly pursue me; <Selah> God sends his love and his faithfulness.

Psalms 57:3 (NLT)
He will send help from heaven to save me, rescuing me from those who are out to get me. Interlude My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness.

Not everyone is going to like you; in fact, some people will not only dislike you, but they may go out of their way to make your life miserable. They would like nothing better than to expose your faults to world, so that you feel stripped naked and defenseless. They rail at and reproach you whenever possible. When they are around, you feel the coldness of winter.

These, your enemies, may covet your possessions or your relationships. They see how the Lord God has blessed you and that makes them angry. Now they earnestly desire to swallow and devour you; they hasten to destroy you.

Adonai sees them panting and snuffing after you and He too hastens to fulfill His desire towards you. From His home in heaven, Almighty God sends His kindness and mercy. He reproves those who reproach you. He surrounds you with His favor and covers you with His goodness. He puts to shame those who strive to shame you. He then also establishes you in His Truth, which stabilizes you again. You become faithful once more through the Lord's the faithfulness to you. You rest in the quiet assurance that you can trust Jehovah to rescue and save you. In Him you are free and He has opened up wide spaces for you.

Take time to pause and meditate on this and you will receive abundant peace!